SMP Kelas VIII

Recount Text
What is a
Recount text?
A text which tell the audience about an event or
experience in the past
General Structure

• Orientation
• Series of Events
• Reorientation
Orientation
Contains background information of the
events

Yesterday, when I was playing

horse with my brother in the living
room, we saw something horrifying
The weather was so clear so I
went outside with my cape
and played in my secret
hideout

Series of a section where writer writes the events

occurred
Events
I was glad the date went well. We promised to
meet again for a movie next time.

Concludes the text by summarizing the

Reorientation
outcome or result
 Last month, I was in my grandmother’s house with my family. We stayed there
Orientation for three days. On the first day, I took a walk with my uncle to a river near the
house. I took off my sandals and dipped my feet in the water. It was cold and
refreshing. I can see some fish swimming because the water was so clear. After
that, my uncle was fishing and I helped him catch one. What I caught was a
crayfish, a small fish similar to shrimp but it has pincers. The weather was bad
and the rain was pouring so heavily on the second day so I didn’t go anywhere. I
was disappointed, but then I played inside the house with my cousins. We were
Events playing and having fun while it was raining. The rain finally stopped at night.
The third day was the best day I have in my life. That day was my birthday and
we were holding a party until evening. My grandmother even gave me a
gorgeous shoe as my birthday gift. I was so delighted. At night we went home
and on the way, I was sleeping with a smile on my face. I can’t wait to visit my
grandmother again.
Reorientation Text 1
a visit to Grandmother's House
 It was early in the morning when five staff of the charity International
Orientation Animal Rescue (IAR) arrived at the forest. The forest was hazy with
smoke. They breathed through cloth masks as they searched for a
dehydrated-and possibly dying-orangutan and her infant seen the
previous night. A farmer reported seeing the mother and daughter
orangutans near a palm oil farm which was on fire. After several hours
Events searching through the haze, they finally found the pair. They used
anesthetics and medical check-ups to determine if the two orangutans
could survive in a safe zone away from the fires. These orangutans were
lucky because IAR got them before the smoke caused too much
Reorientation damage. The team took them to a safe zone on the island.

Text 2
Orangutans in the Smoke
What I caught was a crayfish, a small fish similar
to shrimp but it has pincers.
We were playing and having fun while it was raining.
That day was my birthday and we
were holding a party until
evening.

Subject + V2 + ...
I took a walk with my uncle
Subject + to be (Was/were) + ...
The weather was bad
Subject + Was/were + V-ing
We were playing while it was
raining
Simple Past Tense
Subject + did not + V1 + ...
I didn't go anywhere
Subject + to be (was/were) not + ...
The weather wasn't bad
Subject + Was/were not + V-ing
We were not playing while it was raining
Past Continuous Tense
Did + subject + V1 + ...
Did you go somewhere?
To be (Was/were) + subject + ...
Was the weather bad?
Was/were + Subject + V-ing
Were we playing while it was
raining?
WAS > I, she, he, it
WERE > You, they, we
 When to Use Past Continuous Tense?

- Interrupted action in the past

(She was doing her assignment when her cat ran away)
- Parallel actions
(They were drinking while I was studying)
- Past habit
(She was always crying when her parents left for work)
- Emphasis of length of action
(I was sleeping all day)
Student Assignments

Submission Date
Create
Submit your text no more than 15 June 10
Create a recount text about any
PM
past events

Class representative will compile the texts

The text must be 150 words
in a GDrive folder then share the link to
minimum
me
Thank you for
Paticipating!

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